Unit 1 1
Passage 1 Memory and the Human Brain 1
Passage 2 The Importance of Being Bilingual 5
Passage 3 When in Rome Do as the Romans Do 9
Passage 4 English Sounds like One Language,But It's Really Not 13
Unit 2 15
Passage 1 China's Food Safety Law 15
Passage 2 How the Picture Changes 19
Passage 3 Valentine Roses 23
Passage 4 Emotional Relationship between Them to Survive Their Romantic Days 27
Unit 3 29
Passage 1 A Practical Mind 29
Passage 2 It's Not Easy Being Male 33
Passage 3 Bringing Up Boys and Girls 37
Passage 4 Create a Great Childhood for Our Kids 41
Unit 4 43
Passage 1 Pablo Picasso 43
Passage 2 Never Accept Pay for a Kindness 49
Passage 3 Living Alone—A New Lifestyle 53
Passage 4 How to Tell a Flatterer from a Friend 57
Unit 5 59
Passage 1 Generation Gap 59
Passage 2 How Do You View Freedom? 65
Passage 3 Digital Natives 69
Passage 4 How Our Exploring Minds Work 73
Unit 6 75
Passage 1 Teams Look to Collective Competence 75
Passage 2 Japan：A Nation in Harmony 81
Passage 3 Virtual Teams 85
Passage 4 McDonald's Workers to Get New Clothes 89
Unit 7 91
Passage 1 Why Teach Thinking? 91
Passage 2 In Search for Happiness 97
Passage 3 Everlasting Love 101
Passage 4 Personality Similarity and Marital Happiness 105
Unit 8 107
Passage 1 Mother Teresa：A Special Voice for the Poor 107
Passage 2 China Launches New Project to Support Poor Students 113
Passage 3 China Education and Training Industry Report 117
Passage 4 If You Want to Get a Good Job 121
Keys to Comprehension Exercises 123